In depth Macbook Review

Hardtoe · Post by **Hardtoe** » Tue May 23, 2006 2:01 pm

http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook.ars/1

check it out!

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Tue May 23, 2006 2:57 pm

There are also optical audio input and outputs. The audio input is a welcome addition to the consumer line, mostly because budget users will no longer have to spend even extra money on bulky external devices to replicate the functionality. Apple has been pushing GarageBand for a while now, and with Apple's recent commitment to Podcasting, they couldn't afford to leave it out anymore.

Uh-huh... Now all that Bobby Podcaster needs to do is go out to Radio Shack and buy himself a optical lightpipe microphone.

The reveiwer sounds a bit shortsighted here. But then again, audio is weird, and most people just don't get it.

tjwett · Post by **tjwett** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:21 am

the audio in/out on the MacBook is a 1/8" jack and it can be used for either analog OR optical connections.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:33 pm

tjwett wrote:the audio in/out on the MacBook is a 1/8" jack and it can be used for either analog OR optical connections.

Cool. Is it a line level input?

erichkopp · Post by **erichkopp** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:06 am

What exactly is an optical connction?

cashman · Post by **cashman** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:20 am

erichkopp wrote:What exactly is an optical connction?

AKA - Fibre Optic Cable works [basically[/i] like this (AFAIK) - information is sent down an optical cable as light signals shining on/ off and is therefore digital. With conventional cables signal can diminish or become corrupted due to either the length of the cable or the material it is made from, but I believe these things don't affect an optical cable.

See here for more information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_optic_cable

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